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When he found a very valuable pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it.
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"Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was put into the lake and caught many different kinds of fish.
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When it was full, the fishermen pulled the net to the shore. They sat down and put all the good fish in baskets and threw away the bad fish.
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It will be this way at the end of the world. The angels will come and separate the evil people from the good people.
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The angels will throw the evil people into the blazing furnace, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain."
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Jesus asked his followers, "Do you understand all these things?" They answered, "Yes, we understand."
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Then Jesus said to them, "So every teacher of the law who has been taught about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house. He brings out both new things and old things he has saved."
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When Jesus finished teaching with these stories, he left there.
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He went to his hometown and taught the people in the synagogue, and they were amazed. They said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and this power to do miracles?
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He is just the son of a carpenter. His mother is Mary, and his brothers are James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
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And all his sisters are here with us. Where then does this man get all these things?"